Yard assistant vs warehouse technician

The differences between yard assistants and warehouse technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a warehouse technician has an average salary of $34,985, which is higher than the $34,371 average annual salary of a yard assistant.

The top three skills for a yard assistant include loaders, GRASS and mowing. The most important skills for a warehouse technician are customer service, pallets, and customer orders.

Yard assistant vs warehouse technician overview

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Technician
Yearly salary	$34,371	$34,985
Hourly rate	$16.52	$16.82
Growth rate	1%	1%
Number of jobs	7,731	231,431
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Yard assistant vs warehouse technician salary

Yard assistants and warehouse technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Technician
Average salary	$34,371	$34,985
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $44,000	Between $28,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	Marysville, WA	Kent, WA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Hawaii
Best paying company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club	Freeport-McMoRan
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between yard assistant and warehouse technician education

There are a few differences between a yard assistant and a warehouse technician in terms of educational background:

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Yard assistant vs warehouse technician demographics

Here are the differences between yard assistants' and warehouse technicians' demographics:

	Yard Assistant	Warehouse Technician
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 85.2% Female, 14.8%	Male, 86.3% Female, 13.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 6.0% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 6.5% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between yard assistant and warehouse technician duties and responsibilities

Yard assistant example responsibilities.

Assist with managing company's expenses, payments, written checks, invoices and payroll.
Assist in cutting grass, trimming hedges, pulling weeds, planting flowers, applying chemicals to kill weeds.
Operate self-propelled riding equipment such as trucks, utility vehicles and mechanical rakes.

Warehouse technician example responsibilities.

Manage all FEDEX shipments and advise solutions to shipment issues.
Prep boxes for shipping (ex.
Employ wide variety of hand and power tools including hoists and drills.
Employ wide variety of basic hand and power tools including hoists, drills, precision measuring instruments and electronic testing devices.
Consolidate and stage domestic freight onto pallets for major airlines to ship internationally.
Improve order processing and inventory logistics by adding labels to bin locations for easier identification and determination of equipment on hand.

Yard assistant vs warehouse technician skills

Common yard assistant skills

Loaders, 21%
GRASS, 21%
Mowing, 17%
Load Trucks, 11%
Customer Service, 10%
Delivery Truck, 5%

Common warehouse technician skills

Customer Service, 10%
Pallets, 7%
Customer Orders, 6%
Warehouse Environment, 5%
Shipping Receiving, 5%
Logistics, 4%